Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.
Governor Nyesome Wike has made appointments of not less than 14, 359 newly to render different advisory roles in various ministries and levels in Rivers State even transcending to the hinterlands.
NATIONAL PANEL gathered that Governor Wike has appointed 14,000 advisers for various political units in the state.
He also appointed 319 Ward Liaison Officers and 40 Local Government Area Liaison Officers.
Wike's Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri made this known on Tuesday.
According to Ebiri, the governor said the advisers will play a vital role in his administration, saying the appointments are with immediate effect.
Speaking on another development, according to Ebiri, Governor Wike enjoined political parties and candidates standing for election in 2023 in the State, to avoid acts or conduct that could instigate political tensions.
The governor, he said, also drew the attention of all political parties and their candidates in the State to Executive Order 21 prohibiting the use of public schools for rallies without permission from the State Commissioner of Education, which has been signed into law.
"Wike stated that the prevailing atmosphere of peace and security in the State will not be compromised.
"He noted that as the campaign for the 2023 general elections begins, political parties and their candidates need to be reminded of their legal responsibility to foster an enabling civic environment for peaceful campaigns and elections.
"The governor expressed the need why the forthcoming campaigns should not be characterised by violence, but carried out within legal limits, coupled with a high sense of responsibility," Ebiri told journalists in Port Harcourt.
